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Garland may have to answer for rulings against LGBT plaintiffs

Merrick Garland, chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to become the next U.S. attorney general, may have to answer during his confirmation process for his record as a federal judge for a series of rulings against LGBTQ plaintiffs, including LGBTQ protesters who…

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Divorce: When did these lesbians actually get married?

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the state must honor marriages of same-sex couples performed before the state legalized marriage equality in 2014. The case involves two women – Mary Elizabeth LaFrance and Gail Cline – who got a civil union in…

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Gay teen endures horrific abuse during conversion therapy

A gay man has recounted the horrifying moment he was told that masturbating to images of women would “cure” his sexuality in a conversion therapy session. Curtis Galloway, from Kentucky, recounted his traumatising experience of conversion therapy in an op-ed…

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Lesbian coach Katie Sowers not returning to the S.F. 49ers

San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers, the first publicly out gay coach in NFL history, will not return to the team for the 2021-22 season. The pro football trailblazer confirmed her exit from the 49ers coaching staff in a text…